Almost 800 violent or sexual offences were reported in Colchester in May as police received reports of more than 1,900 crimes in the borough.

According to the most recent data from police.uk, Essex Police received reports of 1,957 crimes throughout the month of May. 

Of these, 417 were reports of anti-social behaviour and 796 were cases involving violence or sexual offences.

A total of 151 involved criminal damage or arson, while 77 were related to drugs.

Police also received 87 reports of shoplifting, 44 incidents of burglary and 15 bicycle thefts.

The below map shows where every crime was reported to police in May.

Essex Police recorded 17,219 offences in Colchester in the 12 months to December, according to the Office for National Statistics.

That was a decrease of 9% compared to the previous year, when there were 18,898.